Cuspidor-carrier.



A. c. SCHLEP P. CUSPIDOR CARRIER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 7. 19l5.

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'CUSPIDOR CARRIER. 1

APPLlCATlQN FILED MAY], 19]?)- Patented Jan. 16, 1917.

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AUGUST 0. SCHIIEPP, OFJAVA, SOUTH DAKOTA.

OUSPIDOL- CARRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan; 16, 1917.

Application filed flay 7, 1915. Serial No. 26,585

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I AUGUST G. SoHLEPr,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Java, in the county of Walworth and State 5 of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuspidor-Carriers; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

he invention relates toimprovements in cuspidor carriers. v

The object of the-present invention is to improve the construction of cuspidor carriers and to provide a simple, practical, and inexpensive device of strong and durable construction adapted to be easily operated to engage and release a cuspidor and capable of rigidly maintaining the same in an up right position while it is being carried and of enabling the cuspidor to be readily tilted and handled and the dumping and cleaning of the same.

A further object of the invention'is to provide a cuspidor carrier of this character equipped with means for looking it in engagemen't with a cuspidor and adapted to open automatically when released from the locking means. p

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arran em'ent of parts hereinafter fully described, il ustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claim hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention. .l.

n the drawing Figure 1 is a front elevation. of a cuspidor carrier constructed in accordance with this invention and shown applied'to a cuspidor, Fig. 2 is a plan view ing arrange in. substantially a horizontal position. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same, Figs. 4, 5, and 6 are enlarged detail sectional views illustrating the construction of the interlocking connection between the lower ends of the levers and the stems of the cuipidor engaging jaws.

ike numerals of reference desi responding parts in the several the drawings.

ate cor- .gures of clearly shown in Fig. 5 ofthe drawings.

In the accompanying drawings in which is illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention, 1-1 designate crossed levers pivoted together at the point of crossing by a rivet 2 or other suitable fastening device and having their lower arms curved outwardly to enable the levers to straddle a cuspidor 3 and clear the top thereof as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The upper arms of the levers are curved upwardly and are provided at their upper terminals with suitable handles fl adapted to be grasped by a person in carrying or otherwise handling the cuspidor. The lower arms are provided at their lower portionswith key hole slots 5 consisting of lower constricted portions, an upper enlarged portion 6 and receiving squared portions 7 of central laterally extending stems 8 of curved cuspidor engaging jaws 9. The jaws 9 which are curved to conform to the configuration of a cuspidor to engage the same at the neck portion thereof as illustrated in Fig. 1 are preferably .covered with rubber tubing 10 toavoid scratching'or marring the cuspidor but the jaws may be provided with any other suitable means for formin a yieldable cuspidor engaging surface. The squared portions 7 of the stems 8 are of a diameter to fit the constricted portion of the slot as illustrated in Fig. 6 of the drawings whereby the jaws are maintained in rigid relation. with the levers. These stems which are provided with fixed collars or washers 11 to fit against the inner faces of the lower arms of the levers have squared terminal portions 12 for the reception of nuts 13, washersl being interposed between the nuts and outer sides of the lower arms of the levers as The squared portions of the stems are yieldably maintained in engagement with the lower constricted ortions of the slot by coiledsprings 15 disposed on the lower-pontions of the lower arms and interposed between the stems and suitable stops 16 which may. consist of pins or any other suitable devices. The levers are adapted to be forced downwardly against the action of the coiled springs to carry the squared portions 7 of the stems 8 into the upper enlarged portion 6 of the slot to permit the levers to swing or pivot with respect to the said stems, and the levers are adapted to be arranged in either a vertical or horizontal'positlon,

the squared portions 7 permitting an inter as f locking of the stems with the slot of th levers in either position of the latter. This will enable the cuspidor'to be readily carried and evenly handled in cleaning the same.

The levers are automatically opened by means ofsprings 17 located at opposite sides of the pivot 2 and connected with the .upper and lower arms of the levers preferably by being linked into eyes 18 and 19. thereof but the coiled rings may be connected with the arms 0 the levers in any other desired manner. The springs 17 are distended whenthe jaws are moved into en- .with a series of teeth 24 located at gagement with the cuspidor and the levers l are locked in such cut by a locln'ng bar 20 pivoted at one end to one of the I] --per arms of the levers and we other upper arm as clearl shown in 1. The arms of the levers preferably grovided with slots 21 and 22 to receive the locking bar which is secured in the slot 21 by a rivet 23 or other suitable fasten' device and the said 1 bar is rovid e lower edge of the locking bar and shouldered at their inner ends to the lower end wall of the opening 22. lockingbar is curved downwardly to form a grip or handle 25 to enable the locking bar to be readily lifted out of engagement with the upper arm of the lever ha the slot-.22. As soon as the locking bar is re leased from its engagement with the said lever, the levers'are automatically opened by the coiled springs 17. This construction enables the levers to be quickly applied to e free'end of the and readily removed from and securely mounted on the cuspidor. The locking bar may'be mounted on the lever havi the slot 21 in an other desired manner an any other sui means may be employed for enablingthe lurking bar to e ge the up- --per arm of the other lever an the gravit action of line locking bar enables the quic t 1 we. and disengagement of the same fromtheleverha gthe slot 22.

What is claimed is:

A cuspidor carrier includinga pair of curved cuspidor engaging jaws, each jaw provided centrally .on its convex face with a laterally extendin stem,"said stem having its outer end su stantlally rectangular in cross section, v said levers provi ed witlf'ke '-h0le slots adjacent their lower ends, sai key-hole slots adagd to receive the rectangular portions of stems of the cuspidor engaging jag:

i or to therein so as to rmit the on suspended from an upright or inverted position, said slots and evers also permitting the jaws to be arranged in the plane of the levers so that the latter will project laterally from the cuspidor and ring means arranged around the levers engaging the stems of the jaws to secure the jaws in either of said positions with relation to the levers.

In whereof I ailix' my signature in p 0 two witn AUGUST 0. SCHLEPP.

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